The procurement policies reflect the interest of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and its member countries to grant transparency, competition, equality of opportunities, and the principles of economy, efficiency and integrity in the procurement of IDB-financed operations.

The IDB provides funding to its Borrowing member countries with a broad range of loans and development programs. These operations involve procurement processes for goods, works, and services provided by firms and individuals.

The IDB is supporting Borrowing member countries in their effort to strengthen their procurement systems so that they meet international best practices. The goal is to have Borrowing member countries use their own systems to carry out procurement processes for IDB-financed projects, under the threshold for International Competitive Bidding (ICB), if the system or sub-system has been accepted by the IDB in compliance with the provisions in the Guide for the Acceptance of the Use of Country Procurement Systems. Consequently, IDB Procurement Policies shall be observed for ICB or for when a country’s system has not yet been accepted for use in Bank operations.

Below, please find all accepted country procurement systems and the IDB’s procurement policies. Note that the Procurement Plan for each project will specify the method and system that will be used.

POLICY FOR THE USE OF COUNTRY PROCUREMENT SYSTEMS

The accepted country procurement systems for use in in IDB-financed projects are: (download table)

The Full use of country procurement systems refers to the acceptance by the IDB of the full public procurement system, based on its compliance with international best practices and for use under the threshold for ICB, as specified in the Guide for the Acceptance of the Use of Country Procurement Systems.

The Partial use of country procurement systems refers to the acceptance by the IDB of some procurement sub-systems, provided they comply with international best practices and are used in projects under the threshold for ICB, as specified in the Guide for the Acceptance of the Use of Country Procurement Systems.

*These will be indicated in the Procurement Plan and will observe country procedures, including the country guidelines regarding consultant fees in the public sector. Nonetheless, as an exception due to special cases or technical complexity, the Bank may authorize the use of its policies.

POLICIES FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF GOODS AND WORKS:

This document defines the IDB governing policies and procedures that are applicable for the procurement of goods, works and services different than consulting services for loans and technical assistance operations. The operations are ruled by the current version at the time of approval. See versions below.

POLICIES FOR THE SELECTION AND CONTRACTING OF CONSULTANTS

This document defines the IDB governing policies and procedures that are applicable for selecting and contracting consultants for loans and technical assistance operations. The operations are ruled by the policy version current at he time of their approval. See versions below.

GN-2350-4 for operations approved after January 2005 and before February 2006

GN-2220-10 for operations approved since 1995 and before January 2005"

Who can participate in a project financed by IDB?

In order to participate in IDB-financed project opportunities, bidders and goods need to comply with the eligibility requirement of being from an IDB member country. Specific information on how to fulfill this requirement is available in the Eligibility Section of the relevant Standard Bidding Document. For further information, please access document GN-2375 of June 3, 2005.

The Standard Bidding Documents (SBDs) are a useful tool for both Executing Agencies as well as bidders/participants since they contain instructions and provisions corresponding to the specific type of procurement processes. The objective of these SBDs is to ensure compliance with the principles of economy, transparency and efficiency in the execution of IDB-financed projects.

There are two types of standard documents for all countries:

Standard Bidding Documents for Goods and Works; and Request for Proposals for Consulting Services (firms). When the procurement plan requires an International Competitive Bidding (ICB) for goods, works or consulting services their use is mandatory.

Some countries require the use of their own standard bidding documents, agreed to by the IDB. Currently they are Colombia, Honduras, Jamaica and México.